The Crying of Lot 49

Author: Thomas Pynchon

Rating: ⭐ 4/5

Date Read: 2019/08/30

Pages: 152

A satirical polemic for a past I never experienced, set in a California I do not recognize. Whether that makes the Crying of Lot 49 either more or less effective as a postmodern text is unclear. However, I feel justified in rounding 3.5 stars up to 4 because I enjoy puns.